51 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 TEASER Time The word PINOCCHIO has a code. Using this code, find these hidden words: P I N O C C H I O 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 5 7 8954 45689 8756 5689 8956 Guided Writing Paragraph Writing Read the following paragraph. My name is Dilasha Mahato. I live with my family in Sarlahi. There are four members in my family. They are my father, mother, my brother, and me. My father’s name is Dipendra Mahato. He is 35 years old. He is an officer. My mother’s name is Alisha Mahato. She is 34 years old. She is a housewife. I am 10 years old. I am a student. I study in class four. I have a younger brother. His name is Denish Mahato. He is six years old. He studies in class one. My brother and I study in the same school. My family is a happy family. We always share our joys and sorrows. We also help one another in our work. My parents always tell me to respect seniors and love juniors. They take us to different places on Saturday. I love my family very much. Write a similar paragraph about your family.
52 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Listening Practice You are going to listen to a description of a famous monument. Read the questions below before you listen to the recording. Listen to the recording and do the activities that follow. (1) Write whether the following statements are True or False. (a) The Taj Mahal is located in southern India. (b) It is located in a peaceful place. (c) There is a river nearby the monument. (d) Mumtaz was the wife of Shah Jehan. (e) Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 AD. (2) Write very short answer to the following questions. (a) In which place is the Taj Mahal located? ....................................................................................... (b) Who built the Taj Mahal? ....................................................................................... (c) In which style is the Taj Mahal built? ....................................................................................... (d) What is there in the centre of the building? ....................................................................................... (e) How many towers are there around the tomb? .......................................................................................
53 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Speaking Practice What are the different activities that we do in the summer season? Look at the given pictures and say. Share any five activities that you like doing in the summer season with your friends.
54 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Pronunciation Practice Repeat the following words after your teacher. Do not pronounce the red letters. Silent C ascend /ə'send/ ascent crescent descend disciple fascinate fluorescent isosceles miscellaneous muscle scenario scene scent science scissors What are the things that we need in the summer season? Draw the pictures of ice-cream, umbrella, sunscreen, etc. on a photocopy paper, colour them, and show to your teacher. Project Work
55 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Joy of Reading Read the given story about a boy who often lies and solve the exercise that follows it. Pinocchio A long time ago, there lived a man called Geppetto. He was old and lived by himself. He had no family of his own. Geppetto was a carpenter. He loved to make things out of wood. One day, Geppetto decided to make a puppet out of wood. He said, “I will make a little boy. I will call him Pinocchio.” First, Geppetto made some wooden legs. Then, he made some arms. After that, he made the body, and he added his hands and feet. Finally, he made a little boy’s head. Geppetto made Pinocchio’s eyes, mouth, and nose. Then, he made his ears. Geppetto worked all day and all night on his wooden puppet. He said to himself, “I wish Pinocchio were a real boy.” A fairy heard Geppetto’s wish. She decided to grant his wish and make the wooden puppet come to life. She said to Pinocchio, “You must promise to be a good and honest boy.” The next day, Geppetto was very happy to hear Pinocchio talk. He loved his wooden son very much. Geppetto smiled. “Now you can go to school with all the other little boys” At school, Pinocchio saw that all the other children had real arms and legs. They were not made of wood. He was different. Pinocchio didn’t like school. He didn’t like doing his homework. His teacher asked, “Where is your homework, Pinocchio?” He lied, “A whale ate it.” Every time he lied, his nose grew longer. Pinocchio didn’t like that he was different from the other boys.
56 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur One day, he was angry and pushed another boy over. His teacher asked, “Did you push him over, Pinocchio?” Pinocchio lied, “It wasn’t me.” Every time he lied, his nose grew longer. One day, Pinocchio decided to hide from his teacher. He hid inside a big toy box, but he couldn’t get back out. He shouted, “Somebody help me.” The fairy appeared. “Why are you hiding, Pinocchio?” Pinocchio started to lie. His wooden nose grew longer and longer. His nose grew as long as a tree branch. The fairy said, “Why are you lying?” Pinocchio cried, “I’m sorry! I promise never to lie again.” The fairy smiled. “You can see a lie as easy as you can see the nose on your face.” The fairy decided to help Pinocchio one last time. She set him free.
57 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Pinocchio came out of the toy box. His teacher asked, “Why were you hiding in the toy box, Pinocchio?” Pinocchio told the truth,” I don’t like being different.” The teacher smiled and said, “We are all different from each other. That is what makes the world an interesting place to live.” Pinocchio decided that it wasn’t so bad being different. He started to play with the other children. Pinocchio went flame to Geppetto. Pinocchio told Geppetto about his new friends at school. The fairy saw how Pinocchio had changed. She decided to turn him into a real boy. Pinocchio and Geppetto lived happily ever after.
58 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (1) Make sentences using the following words. (a) puppet .......................................................................... (b) promise ......................................................................... (c) honest ........................................................................... (d) appear ........................................................................... (e) truth .............................................................................. (f) fairy ............................................................................... (2) Answer the following questions. (a) What did Gappetto do for his living? ...................................................................................... (b) How did Gappetto make Pinocchio? ...................................................................................... (c) How was Pinocchio different from other students at school? ...................................................................................... (d) What happened to Pinocchio’s nose every time he told a lie? ...................................................................................... (e) Why was Pinocchio hiding in the box? ...................................................................................... (f) Who changed Pinocchio into a real boy? ...................................................................................... (g) What moral lesson did you get from this story? Discuss among your friends and write. ......................................................................................
59 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Unit: Three Content in this Unit: Reading Mithing Tooth (poem) and Daya Bir Singh Kansakar (biography) Ways with Words Homophones Grammar in Use Prepositions Language in Use Asking for information Guided Writing Paragraph on My School Listening Practice Aladdin Speaking Practice Speaking on Ways to Help Others Pronunciation Practice Silent /D/ Project Work Social Workers in Nepal Joy of Reading The Princess and the Pea (fairy tale)
60 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Lesson 3.1 Mithing Tooth Before You Begin (1) Look at the following pictures and discuss various ways to take care of our teeth. (2) Discuss the following questions in groups. (a) How many teeth have you lost till now? (b) How often do you brush your teeth? (c) Which foods are good for healthy gums and strong teeth? (d) How often do you visit a dentist? (e) We usually sound funny when we speak after losing our teeth. Have you ever experienced it? Link: We can speak properly with the help of our teeth, tongue, and lips. Children usually begin to lose their milk teeth between 6 and 10 years old. Read the poem and find out how funny a child sounds when he or she speaks after losing milk teeth.
61 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Reading Mithing Tooth I’m having trouble thpeaking, thinthe I lotht my middle tooth. Jutht yethterday my tooth wath fine – today it wiggled loothe. At firtht I thought it thilly, when my tooth fell out today, But no one theems to underthtand a thingle word I thay. I athked my mom to clothe the door, she thaid “That would be rude. The door does not like wearing clothes; it’s happy in the nude.” I thaid a mouthe wath in my room and she should come and thee. She thaid “your mouth is on your face; it’s right where it should be.” I wonder if you underthtand the thircumthtanthe I’m in. I told her I wath feeling thick. She thaid “you’re looking thin.” At latht she thaw how mad I wath, And thought I might thtop breathing. She laughed and thaid she didn’t mean it — She wath only teething. – Kenn Nesbitt
62 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (1) The poet found it hard to speak certain words after losing her baby teeth. Because of it, her mother acted like she didn’t understand properly. What actually did she want to say with the following words? Write in the blanks. (a) thpeaking .................. (b) thinthe .................. (c) lotht .................. (d) Jutht .................. (e) yethterday .................. (f) wath .................. (g) loothe .................. (h) firtht .................. (i) thilly .................. (j) theems .................. (k) underthtand .................. (l) thingle .................. (m) thay .................. (n) athked .................. (o) clothe .................. (p) thaid .................. (q) mouthe .................. (r) wath .................. (s) underthtand .................. (t) thircumthtanthe........ (u) wath .................. (v) thick .................. (w) latht .................. (x) thaw .................. (y) thtop .................. (z) teething .................. (2) Answer the following questions. (a) Why does the poet have trouble speaking? (b) What did her mother reply when she requested her to close the door? (c) What did her mother say when she said that she was feeling sick? (d) Did her mother really misunderstood the poet, or was she just joking? How can you say so? (e) Have you ever faced a similar situation of the poet?
63 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Lesson 3.2 Daya Bir Singh Kansakar Before You Begin (1) Here are pictures of some famous institutions in Nepal. Discuss in groups and write their names. (2) Discuss the following questions in groups. (a) Have you ever helped a needy and helpless people? How did you feel after doing so? (b) Have you ever visited Prasuti Griha in Kathmandu? (c) Do you know someone who helps others unselfishly? (d) Have you heard about Daya Bir Singh Kansakar? (e) What was Kanskar famous for? Link: Most of the people are very selfish these days. They always work for their own personal benefit. They do not care about other’s problems and interests. However, there are still many people with big hearts who are always ready to help needy and helpless people. Daya Bir Singh Kansakar is one of them. What did he do that made him famous till now? Let’s read his biography.
64 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Reading Daya Bir Singh Kansakar Daya Bir Singh Kansakar was a famous Nepali social worker. A social worker is a person who works for social services. He or She helps and supports people who need it. He was born on 22nd Baisakh, 1968 BS in Kathmandu in a middle-class family. His father’s name was Bhawani Bir Singh Kansakar. He was a trader. His mother’s name was Laxmi Devi. He received formal education up to class eight at Durbar High School in Kathmandu. After that, he studied himself at home. His father always encouraged him for social work by saying, “do work that helps protect the lives of many people.” In 2000 BS, a person named Ratnakaji Tuladhar was seriously ill at Bir Hospital. He had just returned from Lhasa. He needed blood for treatment. However, nobody was ready to donate blood. People were afraid to donate blood those days because of fear, ignorance, and blind beliefs. They used to think that their blood amount would decrease after blood donation, and they would die. The mother of the patient was fit and healthy. But even she was not ready for blood donation. Dayaman donated an essential amount of blood for the patient and saved his life. After this incident, people came to know that they could save the lives of patients by donating their blood. In this way, Dayaman is the first blood donor of Nepal.
65 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 During 2001/2 BS, cholera hit Nepal, and many people were killed because of it. Dayaman opened a free first aid centre and deployed many volunteers for the care and treatment of patients. He established Paropakar Organisation on Ashoj 10, 2004 BS. It is the first social organisation of Nepal set up for the welfare of common people. In the beginning, it was known as Paropakar Dispensary. Ambulance services began in Nepal in 2010 BS. Paropakar Sanstha operated them. He also organised Paropakar Blood Donation Campaigns from 2018 BS. He set up Paropakar Shree Panch Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Prasuti Ghriha in 2016 BS. The hospital was renamed as Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital since 2nd December 2007 AD (16th Mangsir 2064 BS). However, it is commonly known as Prasuti Griha. It is in Thapathali, Kathmandu. Kansakar was offered the post of Health Minister twice. However, he rejected the offer. He was more interested in social service
66 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur than politics. He also set up an orphanage for helpless and needy children. He also established a school for those children. Paropakar Sanstha runs elderly homes and hostels also these days. Kansakar is also a founding member of the Nepal Red Cross Society. He has received many prestigious awards for his selfless contribution. He received Gorakha Dakshin Bahu (State Medal) in 2013 BS, Prabal Gorakha Dakshin Bahu (State Medal) in 2016 BS, and Tri-Sakti Patta (State Medal) in 2018 BS. Besides them, he has also received many awards and honours. He passed away on Magh 23, 2057 BS. GLOSSARY encourage : give support or hope to someone ignorance : lack of knowledge or information essential : very important incident : an event or occasion deploy : to organise and send out people to be used for a particular purpose volunteer : a person who does work without getting paid to do it welfare : the state of being happy, healthy, or successful reject : to refuse to believe, accept, or consider something orphanage : a place where children whose parents have died can live and be cared prestigious : having high respect and status selfless : having or showing great concern for other people and little or no concern for yourself contribution : something that is done to cause something to happen
67 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 (1) Write synonyms or antonyms of the following words. accept attack discourage assist contribute frightened healthy increase offer reputable set up well-known Antonyms (a) decrease : .................................. (b) encourage : .................................. (c) ill : .................................. (d) protect : .................................. (e) receive : .................................. (f) reject : .................................. Synonyms (a) afraid : .................................. (b) donate : .................................. (c) establish : .................................. (d) famous : .................................. (e) help : .................................. (f) prestigious : .................................. (2) Make sentences using the following words. (a) encourage: ................................................................... (b) donate: ......................................................................... (c) welfare: ......................................................................... (d) orphanage: ................................................................... (e) selfless: .........................................................................
68 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (3) Choose the right answer. (a) Daya Bir Singh Kansakar was a famous Nepali ........... . (i) doctor (ii) social worker (iii) trader (b) Daya Bir is the first ................................... of Nepal. (i) minister (ii) doctor (iii) blood donor (c) Paropakar Sanstha was established in ................... BS. (i) 2004 BS (ii) 2010 BS (iii) 2000 BS (d) He passed away in ................................... BS. (i) 2023 BS. (ii) 2057 BS (iii) 2063 BS (4) Answer the following questions. (a) Who is Daya Bir Singh Kansakar? ...................................................................................... (b) When and where was he born? ...................................................................................... (c) How did he help Ratnakaji Tuladhar? ...................................................................................... (d) Which is the first social organisation of Nepal? ...................................................................................... (e) Make a list of awards received by Daya Bir Singh Kansakar. ...................................................................................... (f) Did the life story of Daya Bir Singh Kansakar inspire you? How? ......................................................................................
69 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Ways with Words A Homophones z Read the following pairs of sentences. (a) Daya Bir Singh Kansakar was born on 22nd Baisakh, 1968 BS. (b) It is illegal to burn trash in some countries. (c) They used to think that their blood amount would decrease after blood donation, and they would die. (d) Their house is near a small wood. Born and burn, and would and wood are homophones. They have the same sound, but their meaning and spelling are different. Here is a list of some common homophones. (1) bear/bare (11) meet/meat (2) blew/blue (12) night /knight (3) break/brake (13) pear/pair (4) deer/dear (14) red/read (5) die/dye (15) right/write (6) flower/flour (16) roll/role (7) four/for (17) see/sea (8) hear/here (18) stair/stare (9) hole/whole (19) tale/tail (10) mail/male (20) week/weak
70 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (1) Choose the right answer and fill in the blanks. (a) Did you ....................... the ....................... answer? (write, right) (b) The teacher gave me a ....................... of advice. (peace, piece) (c) They were up all ............... long playing video games. (knight, night) (d) Pramik ran down the ............................ (stairs, stares) (e) There were more ...................... than female students. (male, mail) (f) I like to listen to the .................. of ghost at night. (tales, tells) (g) ............ is a substance made from plants or chemicals. (Die, Dye) (i) We use .................. for making cakes and bread. (flour, flower)
71 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Grammar Builder Prepositions Read the following sentences. (a) Daya Bir was born on 22nd Baisakh, 1968 BS in Kathmandu in a middle-class family. (b) He received formal education up to class eight at Durbar High School in Kathmandu. (c) He established Paropakar Organisation in 2004 BS. In, on, and at are prepositions. A preposition is a word or group of words used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time. Prepositions of Time: in, on and at (1) We use in for months, seasons, years, decades, centuries, and long periods. We also use it with morning, evening, and afternoon. in July, in spring, in 2004, in 1940s, in the 19th century, in future in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening (2) We use on for days, dates, and special days or occasions. on Friday, on 22nd Baisakh, on Christmas day
72 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (3) We use at for precise time and festivals. at 9 am, at 2 o’clock, at noon, at night, at sunrise, at Dashain, at Eid Prepositions of Place: in, on and at (1) We use in for an enclosed space. in Nepal, in my pocket, in the box, in my pocket, in the building (2) We use on for a surface. on the ceiling, on the floor, on the menu, on the wall, on the door (3) We use at for a point. at the bus stop, at the door, at the corner, at the front desk
73 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 (1) Match the following. (a) in Monday, a warm day, a horse, the floor (b) on 1990, the afternoon, a building, Kathmandu (c) at 9 am, midday, the bottom, the bus stop (2) Choose the right answer and fill in the blanks. (a) Call us ........................ the evening. (in, at) (b) He called us .................... 9 o’clock on July 24. (on, at) (c) She likes to travel ..................... the summer. (at, in) (d) She plans to retire ........................ 60. (on, at) (e) The book is ........................ the table. (in, on) (f) The couple met ........................ July 24. (on, in) (g) There are signs ........................ the wall. (in, on) (h) There isn’t a cloud ........................ the sky. (at, in) (i) We’re staying ........................ a hotel. (at, in)
74 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (3) Fill in the blanks with at, on or in. (a) ........................ 12 noon, all the bells rang out. (b) Bhanubhakta Acharya was born .................... Tanahun. (c) I know my book is somewhere ........................ this room. Can anyone see it? (d) I met Reena ................... the bus stop in the morning. (e) I was up ........................ 6 am this morning. (f) Jagat has got to go to London ........................ Friday. (g) The garden is wonderful ........................ the spring when all the flowers come out. (h) The men were standing ........................ the roof. (i) There was no one ...................... the information desk. (j) We moved into this house ........................ 25 October 2020. (k) We usually go camping ..................... July or August. (l) Your keys are ........................ the table.
75 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Language in Use Expressing Emotions Practise the following conversation with your friends. Ramkrishna : What a beautiful picture! Did you draw it yourself? Rikesh : Yes. Did you really like it? It took me a week’s time to draw this picture. Ramkrishna : Yes, it’s really a lovely picture. I have never seen such an attractive picture before! Rikesh : Thank you for your compliment, buddy! Ramkrishna : Have you drawn other pictures like this? Rikesh : Yes, I have drawn few such pictures. Let’s go inside and see them. Ramkrishna : Let’s go. TEASER Time Use a rhyming word to complete each sentence properly. (a) We must replace the broken .............................. . (b) We need to hire the man with a .............................. . (c) Can you give me a clue where to find the ............................? (d) The word owl begins with a .............................. . (e) Our group loves to eat .............................. . (f) I think that the cow should be fed .............................. . (g) Enjoy your trip on the big sailing .............................. . (h) I don’t belong here in Hong .............................. .
76 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Guided Writing Paragraph Writing My School I study in Mangal Boarding School in class four. It is in Bhadarapur, Jhapa. My school has three buildings. There are more than 30 classrooms and a large hall. There are separate rooms for computer lab, science lab, library, and audio-visual classes. Our school has a large playground as well. Classes run from grade nursery to grade ten. There are around 800 students and 40 teachers in my school. All teachers in our school are hardworking and trained. The name of the principal is Rambabu Subedi. He is a qualified and
77 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 experienced person. Our school organises extracurricular and cocurricular activities every Friday. It also runs extra classes of arts, music, dance, handwriting, dramatics, chess, and basketball. We take one of these classes in the last period each day. Our school is famous for not only quality education, but for extra activities also. Our school is very popular in our locality. Students from nearby localities also come to study in our school. Students of our school have secured the first position in many inter-school competitions. I love my school very much. Write a similar paragraph about your school. Include its name, situated place, number of students and teachers, name of the principal, facilities, and the reason why you love it. Listening Practice You are going to listen to a story of a poor youth who obtains a magic lamp and ring. Read the questions below before you listen to the recording. Listen to the recording and do the activities that follow. (1) Fill in the blanks with suitable words. (a) Aladdin lived in ............................... with his mother. (b) He had to go into a ............................. and find him an old lamp. (c) The beautiful girl Aladdin saw in the market was the daughter of the ............................... (d) Aladdin’s ................................... exchanged the magic lamp with a new lamp. (e) In the end, Aladdin lived happily with his wise and ..... ...............................
78 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (2) Tick ( ) the right answer. (a) Who gave a magic ring to Aladdin? (i) his mother (ii) a rich old man (b) Where did the genie come from? (i) magic ring (ii) lamp (c) Where did Aladdin and his wife live after their marriage? (i) in a big castle (ii) in a big palace (d) Where did the old man move the castle away? (i) into a village (ii) into a forest (e) With whose help did genie get his castle back? (i) the genie in the ring (ii) old man Speaking Practice What are the people following people doing? Look at the given pictures and say.
79 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Have you ever helped people in need? If yes, share your experience with your friends. Pronunciation Practice Repeat the following words after your teacher. Do not pronounce the red letters. Silent D adjust badge bridge budget edge gadget handful handkerchief handsome knowledge lodge porridge sandwich wedge Wednesday Paste a photo of one of the social workers of our country like Anuradha Koirala, Pushpa Banset, Mahabir Pun, etc.) on a sheet of photocopy paper and write any five sentences about him or her. Project Work
80 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Joy of Reading A fairy tale is a simple children's story about magical creatures. Read the following fairy tale and solve the exercise that follow it. The Princess and the Pea Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince. He wanted to marry a princess, but she had to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one. But he couldn’t get what he wanted anywhere. He met many princesses, but the prince had a doubt whether they were real ones or not. There was always something about them that was not quite right. So he came home again and was very sad, for he wanted very much to have a real princess. One evening a terrible storm came on. There was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down heavily. Suddenly, somebody knocked at the city gate. The old king went to open it. There was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. She looked terrible because of the rain and the wind. The water ran down from her hair and clothes. It ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And still, she said, “I am a real princess.” “Well, we’ll soon find that out,” thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the mattresses off the bed, and put a pea on the bottom. Then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty feather beds on top of the mattresses. The princess had to lie all night on the bed. In the morning, the queen asked her how she had slept. “Oh, very badly!” she said. “I
81 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 hardly closed my eyes all night. I don’t know what was in bed, but I was lying on something hard. It’s horrible!” Now they knew that she was a real princess because she could feel the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty feather beds. Nobody but a real princess could have felt it. So the prince took her for his wife, as he knew that he had a real princess. And they placed the pea into the museum. No one has stolen or eaten it till now. So, you may still see it now.
82 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (1) Write suitable words to the following lists of meanings. doubt horrible mattress museum terrible (a) a building in which interesting and valuable things (such as paintings and sculptures or scientific or historical objects) are collected and shown to the public ......................... (b) a cloth case that is filled with material and used as a bed ......................... (c) a feeling of being uncertain or unsure about something ......................... (d) very bad or unpleasant ......................... (e) very shocking and upsetting ......................... (2) Answer the following questions. (a) What did the prince want to do? ....................................................................................... (b) Why was the prince sad? ....................................................................................... (c) Why couldn’t the queen believe that the girl was a real princess when she arrived at the palace? ....................................................................................... (d) How was the bed of the princess? ....................................................................................... (e) Could the princess sleep peacefully at night? Why? ....................................................................................... (f) How did the queen find out the real princess? .......................................................................................
83 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Unit: Four Content in this Unit: Reading If I Could Fly (poem) and Gaijatra (essay) Ways with Words Prefixes Grammar in Use Adjectives Language in Use Describing real objects Guided Writing Paragraph on My Favourite Festival Listening Practice Janai Purnima Speaking Practice Speaking on Different Festivals Pronunciation Practice Silent /G/ Project Work Project Work on a Festival Joy of Reading The Importance of Water (Non-fiction)
84 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Lesson 4.1 If I Could Fly Before You Begin (1) Look at the following pictures and discuss which of them can fly. (2) Discuss the following questions in groups. (a) Have you ever seen birds flying the sky? What makes them able to fly? (b) Why can’t most of mammals and reptiles fly? (c) How is the flight of birds different from the flight in an aeroplane? (d) If you could fly, which places would you like to fly? Link: Some creatures, such as most of the birds and insects, can fly with their wings. But most of the mammals and reptiles cannot fly. Although human beings are intelligent creatures, they cannot fly. Read the poem and find out what the poet would do if she could fly.
85 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Reading If I Could Fly If I had a pair of wings, with which to fly, I would soar straight away, up into the sky. I would carry a brush, and paints in colours bright, So I could paint every fluffy cloud in sight! I would paint them purple and yellow and greenThey would be the prettiest you’ve ever seen I would paint rainbows in the sky every single day, So I can watch them when I work and play. And when the moon and stars come out at nightPerhaps I’ll paint them too, for my delight! -Santhini Govindan
86 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (1) Which words rhyme with the following words in the poem? Write. (a) fly ....................... (b) bright ....................... (c) green ....................... (d) seen ....................... (e) day ....................... (f) night ....................... (2) Match the following words with their definitions. (a) soar maybe (b) fluffy a strong feeling of happiness (c) rainbow covered with soft material (d) perhaps to fly at a great height (e) delight a curved line of different colours that sometimes appears in the sky when the sun shines through rain (3) Answer the following questions. (a) What would the poet do if she had a pair of wings? (b) What colours clouds would the poet paint with her brush? (c) What does the poet wish to watch while working and playing? (d) What would the poet do for her delight? (e) What would you do if you could fly?
87 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Lesson B Gaijatra Before You Begin (1) People celebrate many festivals in Nepal. Look at the pictures of different festivals and discuss them among your friends. (2) Discuss the following questions in groups. (a) What are different Jatras celebrated in the Kathmandu Valley and Nepal? (b) Have you ever taken part in a Jatra? (c) Have you heard about Gaijatra? When do people celebrate it? (d) Should people remember their dead family members? Why? Link: People observe various festivals in our country. Each festival has its own social activities, food, and ceremonies. Let’s read about an important cultural festival celebrated in the Kathmandu Valley.
88 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Reading Gaijatra Gaijatra is one of the major festivals celebrated in the Kathmandu Valley. People celebrate this festival in memory of the deceased member of their families. It is also known as the festival of cows. According to the lunar calendar, Gaijatra festival falls on the first day of the waning moon in the month of the Bhadra (Bhadra Shukla Pratipada). The Newar community mainly observes this festival. However, people of other communities also participate in the rally. People celebrate this festival with various dance and drama performances in different places of the three districts of the valley – Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur. Various places in the valley, mainly Basantapur and Kirtipur, draw a huge crowd.
89 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 People take out a rally dressed like a cow among many other kinds of odd and funny costumes with strange appearance. They do this in memory of their deceased family members and loved ones. The families also offer fruits, bread, beaten rice, curd, money and other items to those participating in the rally. People also bring out actual cows in the rally. They believe that cows help the dead ones to make their way safely to heaven. They believe that people cross a river by grabbing the tail of a cow during their journey to heaven. Pratap Malla, a famous king of the Malla dynasty, started this festival. When his son Chakravatendra Malla died due to smallpox, his queen lamented for a long time. So, the king began the festival to express that there are many others suffering from the pain of losing dear ones. He ordered his people to organise a programme full of humour and satires with various comic postures. Gaijatra also carries a powerful social aspect. It is celebrated as an occasion to satirise evil traditions and practices of society.
90 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Comedians celebrate the festival by organising shows with satiric performances on failures of the government, political parties, leaders, and society. In fact, it is a way of raising public awareness against their wrongdoings. Newspapers and magazines also bring out special humour and satire supplements to mark the occasion. GLOSSARY deceased : no longer living waning : appearing to become thinner or less full costume : the clothes worn by a group of people especially during a particular time grabbing : holding with your arms lamented : expressed sorrow, regret, or unhappiness about something humour : a funny or amusing quality satire : comedy that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, society, etc. satirise : to show that (someone or something) is foolish, weak, bad, etc. wrongdoings : illegal or dishonest behaviour supplement : an extra part that is added to a book or newspaper
91 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 (1) Write the synonyms of the following words. bad dead different odd parade paradise participate wrongdoing (a) bad behaviour ................................... (b) deceased ................................... (c) evil ..................... (d) heaven ..................... (e) rally ..................... (f) strange ..................... (g) take part ..................... (h) various ..................... (2) Match the following words with their antonyms. (a) different hell (b) funny common (c) strange good (d) heaven serious (e) powerful alike (f) evil weak (3) Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. (a) Gaijatra is also known as the festival of ...................... . (b) The .............. community mainly observes this festival. (c) People bring out actual cows in the ........................ on the day of Gaijatra. (d) Chakravatendra Malla, the son of Pratap Malla, died due to ................................... .
92 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur (e) Newspapers and ....................... also bring out special humour and satire supplements to mark the occasion. (4) Make meaningful sentences using the following words. (a) rally: (b) strange: (c) memory: (d) heaven: (e) smallpox: (5) Write True for the right statements and False for wrong ones. (a) People celebrate Gaijatra all over Nepal (b) Gaijatra usually falls in the month of Bhadra (c) People wear funny and strange sets of clothes on the day of Gaijatra. (d) Pratap Malla consoled his wife by showing the sufferings of other people. (e) People do not satirise the government and political leaders on the day of Gaijatra. (6) Answer the following questions. (a) Why do people celebrate Gaijatra? (b) When do people celebrate Gaijatra? (c) How do people celebrate Gaijatra? (d) Why did the Queen of King Pratap Malla lament for a long time? (e) How do comedians celebrate Gaijatra?
93 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Ways with Words A Prefixes z Read this sentence. People satirise incorrect and misconduct behaviour of the government and political readers on the day of Gaijatra. in + correct = incorrect mis + conduct = misconduct Incorrect is the antonym of correct, and misconduct is the antonym of misconduct. Some words come before base words and change their meaning. Such words such as un –, dis –, im –, il–, etc. are called prefixes. (1) Form new words by adding prefixes to the words in the box. ability circle colon comfort conscious continue cover cycle final formal like lock professional safe sense specific stick turn type write dis – non – re – semi – un – (2) Form new words by adding suitable prefixes. appear, honest, human, kind, legal, load, night, obedient, possible, regular
94 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Grammar Builder Adjectives Read the following sentences. (a) Gaijatra is one of the major festivals celebrated in the Kathmandu Valley. (b) People celebrate it in memory of the deceased member of their families. (c) Newspapers and magazines also bring out special humour and satire supplements to mark the occasion. Major, deceased and special are describing words. They describe nouns and pronouns. Those words that describe nouns and pronouns are adjectives. They describe the quality, colour, size, number, quantity, and shape of nouns. They usually come before nouns. They are the same for singular and plural nouns. (1) Underline adjectives in the following sentences. (a) People wear odd and funny costumes on the day of Gaijatra. (b) Pratap Malla was a famous king of the Malla dynasty. (c) Gaijatra also carries a powerful social aspect. (d) This cake is delicious! (e) Our new neighbours are friendly and helpful. (f) A giraffe has a long neck. (g) Many animals are dying due to pollution. (h) There are seven provinces in Nepal.
95 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 (i) Nepal is rich in culture and tradition. (j) Untouchability is an inhuman practice. (2) Write the antonyms of the following adjectives. (a) beautiful .................... (b) boring .................... (c) brave .................... (d) bright .................... (e) careless .................... (f) clever .................... (g) empty .................... (h) far .................... (i) fast .................... (k) long .................... (l) quiet .................... (m) sharp .................... (3) Complete the sentences with the following adjectives. comfortable difficult easy expensive famous interesting long precious pretty tiny (a) A ladybird is a ....................................... insect. (b) Cultural heritages are our ............................... wealth. (c) I think Chinese is a ....................................... language. (d) My brother has got a ....................................... wife. (e) My sister has got ....................................... hair. (f) Pokhara is a ................................. tourist destination. (g) These trainers are very ....................................... (h) This is an ....................................... exercise. (i) This jacket is not ............................ . It’s only Rs 1000. (j) This museum is very ....................................... .
96 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Language in Use Drawing Attention Practise the given conversation with your friends. Teacher : May I have your attention, please? All students : Yes, teacher. Manoj : I am afraid Anil is not listening to you. Look! He's still laughing. Teacher : Anil, will you excuse me? Anil : Sorry, ma’am! Teacher : It’s time to make a line to go home. Subham : Can I ride the bus, ma’am? Teacher : Wait! A bike is coming. Sneha : Listen! Someone is crying. Teacher : It must be your sister Subham. Go and bring her. Subham : Okay, ma’am. TEASER Time Remove one letter to make a new word. The letter can come from anywhere in the word. (a) band and (b) chief ....................... (c) drank ....................... (d) hand ....................... (e) rant ....................... (f) shave ....................... (g) spend ....................... (h) stable ....................... (i) stub ....................... (j) your .......................
97 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Guided Writing Paragraph Writing Read the following paragraph. My Favourite Festival My favourite festival is Eid. It is a Muslim religious festival. It takes place at the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year. We visit the mosques, offer prayers to Allah, and exchange greetings to each other at the festival. Muslims across the world celebrate this festival with zest and zeal.
98 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur We fast for the entire month in the month of Ramadan, which is called Roza. During that period, we fast strictly from sunrise to sunset. We pray to God for blessings and forgiveness. Such prayer is known as Namaz. The last day of the month is known as Eid-ul-Fitr. People exchange gifts and have a festive meal on that day. We greet each other saying ‘Eid Mubarak’ and embrace each other. We prepare a special dish called ‘Sewai’. We wear new clothes, eat delicacies and visit our friends and relatives. We also give alms to poor, needy, and disabled people on this occasion. Write a similar paragraph about your favourite festival. ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................
99 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Listening Practice You are going to listen to a description of a festival. Read the questions below before you listen to the recording. Listen to the recording and do the activities that follow. (1) Write whether the statements are True or False. (a) Janai Purnima marks the ending of the rainy season and the beginning of the winter season. (b) Hindu Brahmins and Chhetris, who have done Bratabandha change their sacred thread Janai on the day of Janai Purnima. (c) People believe that this thread of Janai Purnima should be removed at Dashain. (d) There is a belief that Rakshya Bandan will bring security to their brothers. (e) Fairs are not held in any part of the country on the occasion of Janai Purnima. (2) Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. (a) Janai Purnima usually falls in the month of ................ . (b) People in the .................................... region celebrate Janai Purnima as Rakhi festival. (c) Another name of Janai Purnima is ................ Bandhan. (d) Sisters offer ............................... to their brothers on the day of Janai Purnima. (e) The special dish eaten on the day of Janai Purnima is known as ................................ .
100 Allied English for Everyone Grade 4 Approved by CDC, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Speaking Practice Look at the pictures of the following festivals and discuss them with your friends. Pronunciation Practice Repeat the following words after your teacher. Do not pronounce the red letters. Silent G align assign campaign champagne design foreign gnarl gnaw high light reign resign sign though through Paste a photo of a festival celebrated in our country on a sheet of photocopy paper and write any six sentences about it. Project Work